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. 2005 Jan;95(1):71–73. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.031310

TABLE 1—

Selected Characteristics of Participants in the Think HIV Program and in State-Funded Self-Referral HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Centers

Think HIV(N = 2444) n (%) Self-Referral Testing(N = 13 890) n (%) P
Femalea 1048 (43) 6447 (46) .0006
Mean age, y b 33.8 33.4 .07
Race/Ethnicity < .0001
    White 480 (20) 4763 (34)
    African American 888 (36) 2764 (20)
    Hispanic 660 (27) 4201 (30)
    Other 416 (17) 2162 (16)
No. of previous HIV testsc < .0001
    0 1377 (58) 6744 (51)
    1–2 793 (33) 4945 (37)
    ≥3 209 (9) 1549 (12)
Risk behavior .001
    Injection drug use 111 (5) 1071 (8)
    Men who have sex with men 49 (2) 835 (6)
    Sexual exposure other than men who have sex with men 1696 (69) 7429 (53)
    No sexual exposure 92 (4) 226 (2)
    Unknown or not reported 496 (20) 4329 (31)

a1% had missing data for gender. Calculations are based on those for whom data were available.

b4% had missing data for age. Calculations are based on those for whom data were available.

c4% had missing data for number of previous tests. Calculations are based on those for whom data were available.